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(bŭnch) 
n.
v., bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es. v.tr.
bunchy bunch'y adj.
n.
- A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.
- A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.
- Informal. A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.
- Informal. A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.
- A small lump or swelling; a bump.
v., bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es. v.tr.
- To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist.
- To gather together into a group.
- To gather (fabric) into folds.
- To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line.
- To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.
- To swell; protrude.
[Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch. See bundle.]
bunchiness bunch'i·ness n.bunchy bunch'y adj.
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as a collective noun in abstract senses (a bunch of people / a bunch of questions) varies widely in its degree of informality from simple metaphor (A bunch of weary runners crossed the line at last) to near-slang, often affected by the word it collocates with (The police were behaving like a bunch of thugs).
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(Burroughs, Univac, NCR, Control Data and Honeywell) IBM's competitors after RCA and GE got out of the computer business.
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bunch
noun
- A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band, batch, bevy, body, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set. See group.
- A particular social group: circle, clique, coterie, crowd, set. Informal gang. See group.
- A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bump, knot, lump, swelling. See convex/concave.
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bunch
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Definition: collection of something
Antonyms: individual, one
v
Definition: gather in group
Antonyms: disperse, divide, let go, scatter, separate, spread
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The portion of the vine to which individual grapes are joined. Also called a cluster.
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IN BRIEF: Any collection in its entirety; A grouping of a number of similar things; An informal body of ; Gather or cause to gather into a cluster.
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.
— Galileo Galilei
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The group of mainframe computer competitors to IBM in the 1970s became known as the BUNCH: Burroughs, UNIVAC, NCR, Control Data Corporation, and Honeywell. These companies were grouped together because the market share of IBM was much higher than all of its competitors put together.[1][2]
During the 1960s, IBM and these five computer manufacturers, along with RCA and General Electric, had been known as "IBM and the Seven Dwarfs." The description of IBM's competitors changed after GE's 1970 sale of its computer business to Honeywell and RCA's 1971 sale of its computer business to Sperry, leaving only five "dwarfs". Fortunately, their initials lent themselves to a new acronym, BUNCH.[3]
Where are they now?
- Burroughs & UNIVAC
- In September 1986, after Burroughs purchased Sperry (the parent company of UNIVAC), the name of the company was changed to Unisys.
- NCR
- In 1982, NCR became involved in open systems architecture, starting with the UNIX-powered TOWER 16/32, and placed more emphasis on computers smaller than mainframes. NCR was acquired by AT&T in 1991. A restructuring of AT&T, in 1996, led to its re-establishment on 1 January 1997, as a separate company. In 1998, NCR sold its computer hardware manufacturing assets to Solectron and ceased to produce general-purpose computer systems.
- Control Data Corporation
- Control Data Corporation is now Syntegra (USA), a subsidiary of British company BT Group's BT Global Services.
- Honeywell
- In 1991 Honeywell's computer division was sold to the French computer company Groupe Bull.
Other mainframe manufacturers during the 1960s and 1970s
- Scientific Data Systems (later known as Xerox Data Systems after its purchase by Xerox in 1969) also sold mainframe computers, but with around 1% marketshare, it was not a major factor in the marketplace. Xerox closed the division in 1975, with most rights sold to Honeywell.
- In 1976, Cray Research (a company supported by Seymour Cray's former employer Control Data Corporation), released the Cray-1 vector computer.
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) was founded in 1957 to manufacture computer components, and made many small computers, notably the PDP series. These computers were classified as minicomputers rather than mainframes, but often competed for the same business. DEC later sold to Compaq, which was acquired by HP.
- Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded in 1939 manufacturing advanced electronic equipment. In the mid-1960s HP started producing minicomputers, which competed with mainframe computers.
References
- ^ Jones, Douglas (1997). "University of Iowa Department of Computer Science, 22C:18, Lecture 28, Summer 1997". http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/assem/summer97/notes/28.html. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Hamm, Steve (2004-06-14). "Thomas J. Watson Jr.: Junior Achievement". Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_24/b3887022_mz072.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Greenwald, John; van Voorst, Bruce (1983-07-11). "The Colossus That Works". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949693-5,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
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Bunch
Dansk (Danish)
n. - bundt, knippe
v. tr. - bundte, bundte sammen
v. intr. - klumpe sig sammen, hobe sig op
idioms:
- bunch together flokkes, stimle sammen
- bunch up klumpe sig sammen, hobe sig op
Nederlands (Dutch)
bos, boeket, tros, groep mensen, bende, verzameling, grote hoeveelheid, (mv) middenscheiding met twee staarten, bundelen, uitsteken
Français (French)
n. - botte (de fleurs), bouquet, touffe (de plumes), houppe (de cheveux), poignée (de brindilles), trousseau (de clés), n¯ud, groupe, bande, équipe, (Sport) peloton
v. tr. - mettre en bouquet, mettre en bottes
v. intr. - faire des plis, plisser, anarquer, escroquer
idioms:
- bunch together se serrer (en foule), se grouper, grouper, concentrer
- bunch up grouper, s'entasser, plisser (un vêtement), faire des plis
Deutsch (German)
n. - Strauß, Traube, Bund, Anzahl, Haufen
v. - zusammenfassen
idioms:
- bunch together zusammenrücken, zusammendrängen
- bunch up zusammenrücken, zusammendrängen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέσμη, μάτσο, μπουκέτο, τσαμπί, ορμαθός, δέμα, δεμάτι, φούχτα, χούφτα, ομάδα (αγωνιζομένων κ.λπ.)
v. - κάνω δέμα, κάνω μάτσο, συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, σχηματίζω ομάδα
idioms:
- bunch together συγκεντρώνομαι
- bunch up στριμώχνομαι
Italiano (Italian)
mazzo, grappolo, gruppo
idioms:
- bunch together ammucchiarsi
- bunch up raggrupparsi
- the pick of the bunch non plus ultra
Português (Portuguese)
n. - maço (m), grupo (m), cacho (m)
v. - juntar-se, agrupar-se
idioms:
- bunch together juntar-se, agrupar-se
- bunch up juntar-se, agrupar-se
- the pick of the bunch o melhor de todos
Русский (Russian)
букет, гроздь, связка
idioms:
- bunch together скапливаться
- bunch up собраться
- the pick of the bunch лучший среди всех
Español (Spanish)
n. - ramo, bouquet, ramillete, puñado, manojo
v. tr. - formar pequeños grupos
v. intr. - agruparse
idioms:
- bunch together juntarse, agruparse
- bunch up arracimarse, amontonarse
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klase, samling
v. - göra en knippa av, bunta ihop
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
串, 扎, 使成一串, 使打褶, 形成一串, 打褶, 突出, 隆起
idioms:
- bunch together 聚集一起, 形成一串
- bunch up 聚成一团
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 串, 紮
v. tr. - 使成一串, 使打褶
v. intr. - 形成一串, 打褶, 突出, 隆起
idioms:
- bunch together 聚集一起, 形成一串
- bunch up 聚成一團
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 송이, 무리, 혹
v. tr. - ~을 다발 짓다
v. intr. - 다발이 되다, 주름지다
idioms:
- bunch together 떼지어 들다
- bunch up 주름 잡히다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 房, 束, 群れ, ふさ, こぶ
v. - 束ねる, 集める, …にひだを付ける
idioms:
- bunch together 束ねる
- bunch up ふさをなす
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جماعه, حزمه, لمه, باقه, عنقود (فعل) حزم, ربط في باقه, جمع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אשכול, צרור, קבוצה
v. tr. - איגד
v. intr. - התקפל, התקבץ
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